Special Containment Procedures: Due to there being no known physical manifestation of SCP-3940, there are no known ways to contain it. All recordings, documents, or other items pertaining to occurrences of SCP-3940 are to be held under tight security in designated file cabinets and only brought out of said file cabinets when authorized by Dr. ███████. Anyone who has come in contact with SCP-3940 is to be kept in solitary confinement with visits by Dr. ███████ or Researcher ██████ once every week. If the subject who has come in contact with SCP-3940 is dead, be it by SCP-3940 or themselves, the remains of the subject must be kept in air sealed plastic and frozen in the designated on-site walk-in freezer.

Description: SCP-3940 is an anomalous event that has occurred 2 times in recorded history. When this event occurs, a message is displayed on a specific Television channel at a specific minute on the Alpha Repertory Television Service. This message has the ability to send a person into a state of hypnosis, almost locked to the screen, and doing whatever directions SCP-3940 tells the viewers to do. For example, if the message occurs on channel 58 at 03:32:16 AM EST, only Televisions that were on the channel at that time and the viewers are affected. If a person were to switch to channel 58 at 03:32:17 AM EST, they would not be affected by the message, and the program would occur as if nothing was happening.

Documented Occurrences of SCP-3940:

October 10, 1981 | Channel 58 03:00:01 AM CST: A message is displayed at the "End of Broadcast Day" as the channel deemed it. The message displayed after various distorted screens of black and white, and the American flag. A low quality, distorted version of the American Anthem began to play. These messages then displayed on the screen. "The worst has come to pass… Despite the sacrifices of our citizens and the might of our armed forces, the UNITED STATES has been forced to surrender to her enemy. … Though they may occupy our borders, our streets and our homes…. the enemy will never occupy our SPIRIT. … That is why all Americans are now called upon to ACT…. to preserve the memory of the UNITED STATES, clear and bright…. untarnished and uncompromised. … Let our united resolve echo through history: Even in defeat, we refused to yield. … Even in defeat we claim VICTORY." After this message, a background of various flowers in a field including tulips, roses and dandelions began to play with an over lay of this following text. "ACT IMMEDIATELY … Honor liberty by taking the final and greatest liberty of all … It is a privilege to be called to action … YOU TAKE AMERICA WITH YOU" Shots of various notable United States monuments and land formations began to show in a slideshow, including but not limited to Mt. Rushmore, The White House, and The Congress House. Over this slideshow the text "WE WILL EACH BE REMEMBERED … Use the method most available to you at this time … Your courage will inspire others … Access your nearest loaded firearm … Place the muzzle up to your family members' and pets' head and fire … Be the last to take action by placing the muzzle in your mouth and firing up to the roof of your mouth … THERE IS NOTHING TO FEAR" The channel then cut to static, and went back to normal programming.

There was a reported amount of 476 deaths during the 17 minute span this took place. There were 52 deaths of citizens aged 18 and under. 141 deaths of citizens between 18 and 60 years of age reported, and a reported 283 deaths of citizens over 60 years of age. There is a possible 100 - 150 more unreported deaths caused by this occurrence.

__December 23, 1983 | Channel 16 12:14:56 AM CST: __ Note from Doctor: This is a horribly tragic occurrence of SCP-3940, and as of February 14, ████, this is the closest possible proof of a physical manifestation of SCP-3940.

At 12:14:56 AM CST on Channel 16, an Emergency Alert System sounded on Channel 16 by the county authorities claiming that there was a weather warning in the area. This area is not specified, as it occurred to anyone who saw the message, no matter their location. This Alert sounded off and stopped broadcasting for 30 seconds, then switched to a separate screen urgently warning nobody go outside until sunrise the next morning. The screen goes black for a whole minute after this, then goes to an Emergency Alert System for a civil danger alert. The screen displayed that there was a correction for the weather warning in effect. The next screen displayed "For your safety remain indoors. Do not look at the night sky, More information to follow." The screen began to distort into black. The civil danger alert reappeared, stating that "The meteorological event is safe for all to view. Warning has been lifted." Another Emergency Alert System displayed, demanding for the viewers to "GO OUTSIDE NOW". The screen began to distort into a mixture of black and red with only some text visible, telling the viewers to "Go outside" and to "Look at the moon". The screen began to distort more, and it started to say "Face away from all windows, Do not look at mirrors, Do not look at the night sky, DO NOT LOOK UP. XXXXXXXXX." The screen cut to black with a monotone beeping with garbled and distorted laughing in the background. The following text appeared, one sentence at a time. "This is an emergency broadcast. The following instructions are vital to your safety. Close and secure all possible entrances to your home. Switch off all lights. Do not look out of any windows. Do not respond to any knocks on your windows or doors until the all clear is given. Remain silent at all times. Do not attempt to interact with anyone outside of your home. Do not attempt to investigate any noise which emanate from outside your home. Do not attempt to investigate any light outside your home. If you see any unidentified figure inside your home … or from the corner of your eyes … Do not attempt to investigate. Do not look at the ceiling. Remain calm at all times. Should any member of your family go missing … do not attempt to search for them." The screen then had a black box intrude the center, with text on it reading "IF YOU ARE AFRAID … WE WILL LOOK TOGETHER". What displayed afterwards was a video feed of the moon, unusually blue. The program cut to static and went back to normal programming.

The odd occurrence in this, is that the authorities of wherever this message emanated from, knew what was going on. We did eventually find the origin of the message coming from ███████, ██████. In the recording studio there, everyone was dead, and torn to unrecognizable shreds. This accounts for 6 of the 5471 deaths reported of this incident. 243 people that witnessed the event survived. All deaths had the same conditions as the recording studio workers. Every body was torn to unrecognizable shreds, not even bones wholly intact. All survivors were contained in cells until appropriate accommodations of solitary confinement. Due to trauma and shock, no individual has been able to be interviewed as of yet, but a man named Allen Terry ██████████ is making a steady headway to recovery from the incident, and may be interview-able soon.